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The bare facts of Chang v Lee can be summarised as follows: Ms Lee purchases a property in Sunnynook Mr Chang (Ms Lee’s uncle) advances Ms Lee $275,000 of the $566,000 purchase price The advance was not a gift The terms of the loan advance were incomplete Mr Chang made the advance to Ms Lee on the … Continue reading
The Supreme Court decision in Clayton v Clayton changed the trust landscape. But how afraid should we be? Are all trusts vulnerable to Clayton-style challenge? Or just the ones that push the envelope? And, if the latter, how far can one push before there is a problem? A recent decision of Moore J has provided … Continue reading
As the 30 June 2017 deadline passed for the registration of foreign trusts with Inland Revenue under recent legislation following recommendations made by the Shewan Report, the unsurprising fact that fewer than 3000 of the more than 11,750 foreign trusts have formally registered has been seized on by politicians (and anyone else wanting to vent … Continue reading
The High Court decision in Broadbent v Ministry of Social Development, which is essentially a test case, considers whether income derived from gifted assets (sometimes referred to as notional income) can be taken into consideration for income assessment purposes. The general purpose of the Social Security Act 1964, which includes provisions relating to a wide range … Continue reading
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